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Library and Information Science Journal Prestige as Assessed by Library and Information Science Faculty
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Manzari, Laura – Library Quarterly, 2013
This prestige study surveyed full-time faculty of American Library Association (ALA)-accredited programs in library and information studies regarding library and information science (LIS) journals. Faculty were asked to rate a list of eighty-nine LIS journals on a scale from 1 to 5 based on each journal's importance to their research and teaching.…
Descriptors: Tenure, Reputation, Professional Associations, Information Science
Merchants of Light: The Paris Library School, Internationalism, and the Globalization of a Profession
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Witt, Steven – Library Quarterly, 2013
Amid growing isolationism after World War I, the American Library Association transferred its wartime programs to train librarians in Europe and promote the American model of public libraries. Working in collaboration with American philanthropists and members of the French library community, ALA established a permanent library school in Paris that…
Descriptors: Library Services, Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Professional Associations
LJ Q&A "ALA Candidates": Library Advocacy x 2
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Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2008
Library advocacy in one of two directions is the top priority of both Camila Alire and J. Linda Williams, the candidates campaigning to capture the 2009-10 term as president of the American Library Association (ALA). Alire, dean emeritus of the libraries of both the University of New Mexico and Colorado State University, will push for enhancements…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Libraries, Professional Associations, Administrators
The Association of American Library Schools, 1915-1968: An Analytical History.
Davis, Donald Gordon, Jr. – 1974
The purpose of this historical study of the Association of American Library Schools (AALS) was to determine the actual role and influence of the AALS in library education. The author's hypothesis is that the influence of an association of professional schools on professional education is related to the level of involvement of the association with…
Descriptors: History, Library Associations, Library Education, Library Research
Managing Mission, Program Goals and Objectives.
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Bunge, Charles A.; And Others – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Four articles about education for library and information studies in the United States discuss philosophies, goals, and objectives of graduate programs; the history and status of undergraduate degree and certification programs; the differentiation between master's, postmaster's, and doctoral programs; and the impact of professional associations on…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives, Graduate Study
Library Science Dissertations: 1925-60. An Annotated Bibliography of Doctoral Studies. Bulletin, 1963, No. 38. OE-15044
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Cohen, Nathan M.; Denison, Barbara; Boehlert, Jessie C. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
During the last decade, research has become increasingly important to the profession of librarianship. Seven library schools now have doctoral programs, foundation grants have stimulated and supported scores of major projects, and the research method has been recognized as an accepted technique for solving library problems. The increasing volume…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations